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Idomeneo, 05 July 1952

The Opera

Venue: Glyndebourne

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Librettist: Giambattista Varesco

Conductor: John Pritchard

Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Cast

Ilia: Sena Jurinac

Idamante: Leopold Simoneau

Electra: Maria Kinasiewicz

Idomeneo: Richard Lewis

Arbace: John Cameron

High Priest: Alexander Young

Voice Of Neptune: Hervey Alan

Production Team

Original Producer: Carl Ebert

Set Designer: Oliver Messel

Costume Designer: Oliver Messel

Choreographer: Pauline Grant